The writing style of Dr. Seuss, is unique; consisting of made up words, sounds, situations, and characters. The syntax appeals to his target audience and yet has a universal allure. Readers, young or old, get caught up in the story and the lesson is showcased in a rich mosaic of fun, imaginative scenery; imbued with moral lessons which are easy for every child to learn. The Cat in the Hat is a poetic, lilting story about an anthropomorphic Cat in a hat and bow tie. The narrator is the young boy; Sally’s unnamed brother, who is part of what happens but is also telling the story as it unfolds. The Cat arrives on a particularly boring day, when it might be easier to entice the children into joining his fun and games. He arrives to “save” them by teaching Sally and her brother how to have fun. The fish is the clearly the conscience as well as the voice of the absent mother. He warns the children that their mother will not like this behavior, at all. As the story continues the Cat tries to draw them into having fun with him by means of ever increasing risky and even dangerous behavior. In fact, what he does is systematically destroy everything he touches until ultimately, he has the house in shambles. Just when you think it can’t get worse, the Cat introduces Thing One and Two. They are even more destructive and out …show more content…
Repetition is used to imprint the ideas into the readers mind; it is used to facilitate memory and understanding. Rhyme is used to allow for the easy flow of words and are pleasing to the reader much like music. Rhythm serves the same purpose and in a subtler form. Essentially, the characters are metaphors for the Ego (The Children), Super Ego (The Fish), and ID (The Cat). The ID represents our primitive impulses, which can get us in trouble without a means of control, the Super Ego. The Ego is the balance between impulse and conscience. (Kirszner & Mandell, 2017) (Wikipedia,